UnitedHealth Goes On Defensive; Insurers ‘Absolutely Cannot Ignore’ Backlash

  • Dec 20, 2024

    The fierce fallout from the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson continues unabated as suspect Luigi Mangione gains folk hero status and the insurer tries to clear up what it calls “grossly misleading information.” 

    Twenty-six-year-old Mangione was indicted Dec. 17 on charges of murder as an act of terrorism. Mangione is accused of waiting outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel and shooting Thompson as he arrived for UnitedHealth Group’s annual Investor Day conference. The crime was largely met with an outpouring of anger toward UnitedHealthcare and the insurance industry and support for Mangione. GoFundMe quickly shut down fundraisers for Mangione, while GiveSendGo has featured such a fundraiser on its front page. Photos have circulated of tattoos of bullets reading “Defend, Deny, Depose,” which reportedly was written on shell casings found at the scene, while many other people have created merchandise ranging from shirts to stickers.  

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  • Jill Drachenberg

    Jill has been a reporter and editor since 2005, mainly focusing on business and health care. Before joining AIS Health, she was an editor for Relias Media (formerly AHC Media), focusing on topics such as case management, medical ethics, risk management, infection control, hospital management, and contraceptive technology. She has a B.A. in journalism from Georgia State University.

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